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The MDM MDM-1 Fox is a
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
, composite mid-wing two-seater aerobatic
glider Glider may refer to: Aircraft and transport Aircraft * Glider (aircraft), heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight ** Glider (sailplane), a rigid-winged glider aircraft with an undercarriage, used in the sport of glidin ...
with fixed
undercarriage Undercarriage is the part of a moving vehicle that is underneath the main body of the vehicle. The term originally applied to this part of a horse-drawn carriage, and usage has since broadened to include: *The landing gear of an aircraft. *The ch ...
and conventional tail unit. This sailplane was first displayed at the World Glider Aerobatic Championships in
Venlo Venlo () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherland ...
, Netherlands, 1993, where
Jerzy Makula Jerzy Makula (born 29 September 1952 in Ruda Śląska) is a Polish pilot who won the FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships seven times.
flew it to win the World Championship. Shortly after the Championships ended, promotional flights were arranged to enable top pilots to fly this aircraft. The Fox has since had several successes at other international competitions.
World In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...
and European Glider Aerobatic Championships - accessed 2008-08-05
MDM-1 Fox website
by Margański & Mysłowski Zakłady Lotnicze Sp. z o. o. - accessed 2008-03-21
Production stopped in 2005 after 36 gliders had been built; since 2011, however, production has been resumed.


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Glider aircraft 1990s Polish sailplanes Aircraft first flown in 1993 {{Aero-1990s-stub